Burned $200 on a pair of magnetic clippers that died after 3 haircuts

I grabbed those magnetic clippers from a booth at the Atlanta barber expo last spring. Thought I was being smart skipping the corded model. First cut was smooth, second cut started losing power, third cut they just stopped mid-fade on a paying customer. Had to finish with my old Wahl seniors while the guy watched. Anyone else get burned by gimmick clippers that looked too good to be true?

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thea6027d ago

So you spent $200 once and now we're acting like it's the end of barbering as we know it? Don't you think maybe you just bought a dud?

susan817d ago

But the thing is, it wasn't just one dud. I saw three other guys at my shop buy the EXACT same model after my first cut went so smooth. Every single one of them had it crap out by the second month. So my question is, why do you think a company would sell something that dies so fast unless they KNOW people won't bother to return them?

kellygrant7d ago

Read something about planned obsolescence a while back. Basically they engineer things to break so you have to buy another one.

fionafoster5d ago

Think about how many things in your life are built just well enough to last past the return window... phone batteries going dead after a year, printers jamming at the worst time. It's like they've got it down to a science.